Monophonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orchestra Textures | Focused Unisons & Octaves

In this video I get in-depth on the Monophonic Orchestral Texture.
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This texture comes from George Frederick McKay's book Creative Orchestration. This is where the instruments of the orchestra are focused on solos, unisons, and octaves.
You can get a surprising amount of contrast, richness, and even power from an arrangement this simple. In the video I go over what the texture is, use the opening from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade as an example, and then write my own orchestration of the theme from Breath of the Wild using only the Monophonic Texture.
8 Orchestral Textures
Intro: • The 8 Orchestral Textu...
Monophonic: • Monophonic ORCHESTRATI...
Chordal: • Chordal ORCHESTRATION ...
Polyphonic: • Polyphonic ORCHESTRATI...
Heterophonic: • Heterophonic ORCHESTRA...
Onomatopoeic: • Onomatopoeic ORCHESTRA...
Polythematic: • Polythematic Orchestra...
Polyrhythmic: • Polyrhythmic ORCHESTRA...
Homophonic: • Homophonic ORCHESTRATI...
BONUS Hybrid Textures: • Hybrid Texture ORCHEST...
FINALE All 8 Textures Medley: • 8 Orchestral Textures:...
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[@RyanLeach]

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[@jermsbestfriend9296]

What software are you using so we can follow along

[@RyanLeach]

@@jermsbestfriend9296 in this video Sibelius but I have since switched to Dorico

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherezade is my favorite piece of music, and first captivated me because of that grand powerful opening. Never occurred to me it was monophonic. Solid argument in favor of monophonic.

[@TurtwigX]

You managed to make a near 19 minute video on monophony interesting, educational, and engaging. Hats off to you sir, I'm excited to see much more

[@e7mac693]

That single line sounds so powerful and expressive!

[@RyanLeach]

It's counterintuitive!

[@hojowarf6488]

Great video! The practice of controlling dynamics by using more or less instruments is called "Terraced dynamics". It was used heavily in the baroque period when the instruments of the time did not have great dynamic ranges like they do now.

[@KutiaMoyoMusic]

Wow - that was super insightful! Just listening to the orchestrated piece I would never have guessed it was nothing but unisons! I will definitely be putting this in my toolbox.

[@samkirby5729]

This was so useful to see you orchestrate the whole piece live! It's one thing to show the finished product, but another to actually see every step along the way.

[@viviskitchn]

Wow!!! This is so cool. I am taking a music arrangement and composition course with a very famous arranger from my country. He indicated us your channel. Your work is wonderful. Thanks a lot for your content ❤️

[@eldarhudiyev20]

Thank you very much!

[@MusicMazhic]

wow!One of the best channels about orchestration and film scoring composition!

[@TobbeLund]

I realtid love your work here on youtube. I have been so inspired to take up arranging music again. A minor comment on Sheherezade. The low trombone is really a tuba part. 1st/2nd in pair on same staff and bass trombone/tuba the staff below.

[@diegonascente9289]

many thanks for the video and subtitles!

[@Avstinato]

3:14 Scheherazade has 3 trombones and a tuba, so there's two tenors on the upper octave in alto clef, a bass trombone doubling the lower octave and tuba an octave below that

[@CBPM_]

These videos are a great companion to your awesome Pillars of Composition! Thanks Ryan!

[@gogamusic]

Love your teaching style. Thank you very much!

[@gavinleepermusic]

Awesome video! Fun little side comment here -- I've always heard that Am7 as a G/A. I'm a big sucker for that voicing!

[@tridan2448]

Coming from a musician who knows little about the composition of orchestral music but feels he has what it takes to get there this is absolutely a god send for me thankyou so much. Could you also tell me what software you are using to write with in this presentation please.... once again thankyou.

[@juesuku9956]

thanks，it helps a lot

[@edbuller4435]

Ahh...Nikolai Andreyevich's finest . Great video . Can't wait for the rest

[@RyanLeach]

Thanks, next one on Monday.

[@user-jm9qp3hl1b]

Thank you

[@TommyD1230]

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing. What you can get from one melody across multiple voices is really exciting. Looking forward to watching the rest. Have you heard of Jon Brantingham? The latest thing I learned about composing was from him. I talks about William Caplin's Analyzing Classical form too. I think form is probably the greatest tool for composers. It's a way of organizing, expanding, exploring, developing ideas and creating ideas. It's the grammar use to make sense of musical ideas. I'm very much interested in that Orchestral Textures book you mentions. To take advantage of musical textures as well as develop an idea with classical form. Those two disciplines can create GREAT music. I'm grateful for this channel!

[@dantrizz]

As an amateur composer I've been watching your stuff to learn and write my own work, and i must say they have been absolutely fantastic in understanding things better. For this, i know you mentioned the sporadic change in textures was exaggerated a bit but actually i hink if you halved the tempo to make it adagio or even lento, this would work really well as it stands. But nonetheless the orchestration advice is hugely helpful to me and i wanted to say thanks.

[@dimensionstomorrow]

I’m looking forward to seeing the whole series and I hope you break down more score ideas on your channel. It’s really helpful for a beginner like myself. Can I ask what VST you used for your intro? It sounds really nice!

[@RyanLeach]

Thanks! It's just Note Performer in Sibelius, not bad for having to put in zero programming effort, right?

[@user-tl5vj8xo9f]

thank you

[@RyanLeach]

You're welcome

[@Mr09saxmajor]

more more more!!!!

[@charlieparsons3047]

Dang, you certainly know your way around Sibelius. How'd you get so proficient at all the shortcuts?

[@Okrst12398]

Anywhere I could find this book from McKay? You would think it should be available, but alas I dont find it... Great Content, Ryan!!

[@RyanLeach]

Thanks! In the US you can get it on Amazon amzn.to/33t2t0N

[@ShaharHarshuv]

Can you please try to show scores in concert pitch? It's really confusing to me to try to follow when the clarinet is written in its transposed key

[@rodrigojimenezdearechaga3913]

Hi! Great videos Ryan ! . Just yesterday I Came to meet your channel and im deep diving into every video which come across . Im considering upgreading to the pro version of Dorico to be able to analize important scores . I ve this querry , to the composers in general . Where do you get the scores to be in the softwear ? You introduce them by hand ? Or is there a place where you can get them in dorico/ sibelius / finale format ?

[@RyanLeach]

Not sure if it's what you're asking, but for most of my videos I transcribe the music by ear

[@popeyelegs]

I wish I had enough practice to add parts, flip the directions of articulations, and double octaves that fast. But I'm still a mouse user.

[@LuisRuiz-zr9fr]

14:55

[@RyanLeach]

☝️ shortcut to get to the final orchestration

[@TheJgssd]

Ryan please inform which software are you using for score writing..

[@RyanLeach]

I use Dorico now but back when I made this it was Sibelius

[@swimmer_boyyyy]

what do u use to write your music?

[@RyanLeach]

Back when I made this it was Sibelius but now I'm using Dorico

[@jwhite1016aol]

I trust this guys opinions simply based on the guitar choices visible in the background. The second I see a PRS in the background I lose trust in a content creator.

[@bensmirmusic]

Would be cool to have more audio exemples because we kind of get lost in the long explanations